News and Notes from Frankfurt Book Fair and MIPCOM: 16 October 2008

Singapore Publisher Penetrates Taiwan Market

First-time book publisher Wiz Pro has managed to penetrate the Taiwan market by securing rights and royalty deals for its publication Discover Professions with Mr Jobbs. The deal announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair is estimated to be worth S$50,000.

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Infinite Frameworks Finalises US$20M Deal with US-based Voom HD Holdings

VOOM HD Holdings, which distributes VOOM HD Networks, the world’s largest suite of high-definition programming, and Singapore company Infinite Frameworks have sealed a deal at MIPCOM 2008 to co-produce and distribute up to US$20 million worth of high-definition programming over the next five years.

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Fremantle-MDA Approves Three Multi-Media Projects

Three Singapore firms – Imaginary Friends Studios, Oak3 Films and Ochre Pictures – have been greenlighted to produce content under a partnership between FremantleMedia Enterprises and the Media Development Authority of Singapore.

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Singapore Teams Up with Three Countries in Six-Part Wildlife Series

A truly multinational deal has been struck between producers from Singapore, France, Canada and Brazil to develop a six-part high-definition cross-platform documentary called Extinctions, featuring endangered species from around the world.

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